I am a super cop

Inside the room, after hearing the landlord's explanation, Gu Chen suddenly became curious about the identities of these tenants.

Especially He Lili, who now works at a milk tea shop, and according to her colleagues at the milk tea shop, she doesn't seem to work very long hours.

It is obvious that He Lili has changed jobs.

According to the landlord, He Lili previously rented the apartment with a female colleague, and her previous company was a sales company.

This feels a bit awkward, since, based on the information we have so far, He Lili's boyfriend was only transferred here from the provincial headquarters later.

In other words, He Lili's boyfriend moved in later than both of the girls.

"Is the first person who rented your room still living there?" Gu Chen asked.

"Yes, they pay their rent on time. Because there are many of them, I charge each of them an extra 50 yuan in total rent."

"But I don't know now, I don't know if that woman is still living here?"

"Because if she doesn't live here, then that woman will definitely take her things with her."

"Senior Brother Gu, this small room seems to be occupied by someone else." Just as everyone was talking, Yuan Shasha walked to the door of the small room and reminded them.

Upon seeing this, Gu Chen quickly went to the door of the small room, pushed it open, and found that the room had been tidied up, but it was clear that no one had lived there for some time.

So Gu Chen went to the shoe cabinet by the door, opened it, and checked the shoes one by one before discovering the problem.

“That’s right, three people live together. There are three pairs of shoes here. Pan Xu wears size 42, and the other two pairs of women’s shoes are size 35 and size 37 respectively.”

After glancing at He Lili's body, Gu Chen quickly determined her shoe size: "He Lili's feet should be size 35, so the other female roommate who shared the apartment should be size 37."

"Yes, that should be true." Hearing Gu Chen say this, the landlady quickly echoed:

"That woman is quite tall, so her feet must be quite big."

"What's your name?" Officer Wang asked.

"Wait a moment." The landlord immediately took out his phone again, searched for a while, and then slowly said, "That female tenant's name is... Liu Si, and she's also from out of town."

"Let me see your phone." As soon as Officer Wang finished speaking, he took out his phone and took a picture of Liu Si's phone.

The landlord sighed and said, "How could someone get carbon monoxide poisoning out of nowhere?"

"Don't worry about it, we'll investigate and find out." Seeing the old man's anxiety, Lu Weiwei quickly comforted him.

Everyone knows that carbon monoxide poisoning requires certain conditions, but judging from the situation in the room, there were no conditions for carbon monoxide poisoning at all.

However, Liu Si, who was He Lili's former colleague, did not stay at home these past few days, and her bed was kept very clean.

Gu Chen wondered if this matter might be related to Liu Si?
So Gu Chen quickly dialed Liu Si's number, but to his surprise, Liu Si's phone was switched off.

"What's going on? Why is it also switched off?" Gu Chen was a little confused. It seemed that at this point in time, any unusual behavior from relevant personnel could trigger everyone's sensitive nerves.

"Have He Junchao check where Liu Si is right now," Officer Wang said.

"Okay." Gu Chen nodded silently, speaking without further ado.

So Officer Wang contacted He Junchao, while Lu Weiwei contacted forensic doctor Gao Chuanfeng.

Yuan Shasha walked over to Gu Chen and reminded him, "Liu Si was the first tenant of this house, but she suddenly left these past few days. There must be something wrong."

"Moreover, it was Liu Si who asked He Lili to move here and live with her, which means that the two of them must have a good relationship."

"Moreover, the fact that the two are colleagues further suggests that the relationship between Liu Si and He Lili is definitely not that simple. After all, why would He Lili leave her previous company for no reason?"

"The job change might be related to He Lili's boyfriend, Pan Xu, since He Lili's current workplace is very close to Pan Xu's workplace," Gu Chen said.

Officer Wang nodded silently and echoed, "That's entirely possible. Pan Xu used to work in the provincial capital, but he was suddenly transferred to this branch office."

“I feel that most of the time, Pan Xu asked the head office to transfer him here so that he could be with his girlfriend He Lili.”

"But if that happens, Pan Xu and He Lili will be living together, and the intimate activities between the two young lovers will definitely affect Liu Si, who is sharing the apartment. That's for sure."

"So I feel that Liu Si will definitely be more sensitive to this relationship between the three of them. After all, think about it, Liu Si has always lived here by herself before."

"Then, seeing that He Lili was alone and also from out of town, and that the two were colleagues, it seemed reasonable for Liu Si to invite He Lili to share an apartment with her at this time."

"After all, the two are colleagues and should have a good relationship. Living together can save money and they can take care of each other."

"But later, He Lili's boyfriend came here and joined the group of roommates."

“Then the situation will be completely different. Pan Xu will be with his girlfriend, and Liu Si will feel like an outsider. If I were Liu Si, I definitely wouldn’t feel comfortable living with her either.”

“Yes, that’s possible. Otherwise, why would He Lili have left her previous company? There must be a reason for this.” Lu Weiwei agreed with Officer Wang.

Everyone looked at each other, and Gu Chen slowly said, "We need to find Liu Si first, after all, the deaths of Pan Xu and He Lili are too suspicious."

Gu Chen glanced at the landlady and reminded him, "Sir, this is the first scene of our discovery. We will be sealing off this room, and we ask for your cooperation."

"Of course." The landlord was also in a panic at the moment. Since Gu Chen said so, he naturally had to cooperate.

Not long after, forensic pathologist Takakawa Kaede arrived at the scene with his team and began performing an on-site autopsy on the two individuals.

Gu Chen and the others stood quietly to the side and waited.

Shortly after, forensic pathologist Gao Chuanfeng removed his gloves and signaled to his assistant to take photos and collect evidence before putting the two people into body bags and carrying them away.

Walking up to Gu Chen, Gu Chen asked, "How is it?"

"Carbon monoxide poisoning," Gao Chuanfeng readily gave the answer.

“I know it’s carbon monoxide poisoning, but the circumstances surrounding these two people’s poisoning are very strange. There are no conditions here that would lead to carbon monoxide poisoning,” Gu Chen said, expressing his concerns.

Gao Chuanfeng nodded silently and said without further ado, "I noticed that too. I just checked the liquefied gas tank and found everything to be normal."

"Moreover, this liquefied gas cylinder has clearly not been used for a long time."

"So, what exactly happened?" Yuan Shasha asked curiously.

Gao Chuanfeng spread his hands and said with a faint smile, "I don't know either. I can only be sure that the two of them were poisoned by carbon monoxide."

After a pause, Gao Chuanfeng added, "Of course, I will conduct another autopsy after I take the two bodies back."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Gu Chen said.

“No problem.” Gao Chuanfeng nodded silently and continued, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take the body with me?” “Sure.” Gu Chen nodded in agreement and then watched Gao Chuanfeng’s team leave.

At that moment, Gu Chen's phone suddenly rang.

Gu Chen quickly swiped to answer the call, and He Junchao's report came through the other end:

"Gu Chen, Liu Si went to another city some time ago."

"What's the exact time?" Gu Chen asked quickly upon hearing this.

He Junchao then quickly added, "The exact time was one day earlier than the time these two people died."

"So, one day after Liu Si went out of town, Pan Xu and He Lili died at home?" Gu Chen said.

"Yes, that's right," He Junchao said helplessly over the phone.

Gu Chen was silent for a few seconds, then asked He Junchao, "Senior Brother He, do you know where Liu Si went?"

"It's not easy to investigate at the moment."

"What about Liu Si's workplace? Can you find out?" Gu Chen asked again.

“That works. Based on my monitoring and investigation of Liu Si over this period, I found that her workplace is in a building. I’ve sent you the address.”

"But there are many companies in that building. I don't know which one it is, but your workplace must be there. You can go and ask."

“Okay, send me the address, and also send me Liu Si’s detailed information,” Gu Chen said.

"No problem, we can communicate anytime if there are any issues."

The two hung up the phone after a brief exchange.

Gu Chen then received the address from He Junchao.

Gu Chen let the police officers who arrived later to maintain order take over the area, while he, along with Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang, and Yuan Shasha, went directly to the building.

……

……

Liu Si's workplace is quite far from her residence, requiring a 40-minute drive, and is located in the commercial center of another city.

After parking the car in the parking lot in front of the building, Gu Chen immediately led everyone inside the building.

Upon arriving at the building's lobby, where there were three elevators, Gu Chen looked around and immediately spotted a security guard. He quickly went over and asked him:

Does this person work here?

The security guard squinted at Liu Si in his phone's photo album, thought for a few seconds, and then slowly nodded, saying without further ado, "It seems so."

"Do you know which company she works for?" Lu Weiwei continued to press.

The security guard frowned: "Well... I'm not sure, but I only know that she works in this building."

"But many companies have moved into this building, so I really don't know which company it is."

"Could you think of a way to help me investigate this person's workplace?" Officer Wang urged.

But the security guard grinned and said, "I really don't know, and I can't help you investigate. How about I give you an elevator access card, and you can go and ask each building one by one?"

Upon hearing what the security guard said, Gu Chen and the others exchanged glances, feeling that this was the only clumsy method they could use.

So everyone took the elevator access cards from the security guard and began checking each floor one by one.

Each floor here houses a number of small companies, but also large ones, covering almost every category.

When Gu Chen and his group searched the tenth floor, they finally found out Liu Si's whereabouts from the receptionist of a cosmetics company.

"Are you sure this is an employee of your company?" Lu Weiwei asked again, holding up a photo from Liu Si's phone to confirm.

The receptionist nodded silently and said without further ado, "Yes, this person is from our company, from the sales department."

"And what about this person?" Lu Weiwei then took out He Lili's photo.

The receptionist squinted at her and quickly said, "She used to work for our company, but she left later."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally confirmed that He Lili and Liu Si had indeed worked at this company.

Officer Wang quickly followed up, "So, where is Liu Si right now?"

"I don't know, I'm just a receptionist. How about I ask the manager for you?"

"Okay, then I'll trouble you." Officer Wang smiled broadly upon hearing this.

Then, the receptionist started making phone calls again. The call was quickly answered, and the receptionist immediately asked, "Manager Hu, has Liu Si been working at the company recently? I haven't seen her for several days."

After a pause, the receptionist glanced at everyone and quickly added:

"It's like this, there are a few people here looking for her, yes, um, oh, is that so? Okay, I understand, I'll tell them."

After hanging up the phone, the female receptionist quickly explained, "Our manager said that Liu Si has taken some time off."

"A request for leave?" Upon hearing the receptionist's explanation, Officer Wang was also puzzled.

The receptionist quickly explained, "Yes, because Liu Si works in the sales department, she's often out and rarely stays in the company, so I thought she was working outside."

"But our manager just said that Liu Si took some time off, I guess she went on vacation?"

"Is your manager here? I'd like to see him," Gu Chen quickly stated his request.

Seeing that the group consisted of police officers and seemed anxious to find someone, the receptionist quickly nodded in agreement.
"Our manager is here. Just go in, turn left, and walk along the corridor until you see a vice president's office on your right. Just go in."

"Okay, is your manager surnamed Hu?" Gu Chen had overheard the receptionist's conversation and wanted to confirm.

The receptionist nodded silently and echoed, "Yes, our manager's surname is Hu, and he's in the office."

"Okay, thank you." After thanking them, Gu Chen immediately led Lu Weiwei, Officer Wang, and Yuan Shasha towards the company's corridor.

Upon seeing the vice president's office on the right, Gu Chen knocked three times on the door.

...(End of chapter)